Chapter 55: The Benefits of Mouthy
After listening to Zhang Wei's words, Shi Xiong raised his glass again and invited Zhang Wei and said: "Zhang Gongzi can have such a mind, the last general admires it tightly, come and have another drink." β
After the two of them finished drinking, Shi Xiong's interest in speaking was obviously aroused, and he continued to say to Zhang Wei: "Before Zhang Gongzi came to Liaodong, the generals of Liaodong really had no way to deal with the five departments of Shanxi, if you want to exterminate these people, we in Liaodong do not have this strength, if we don't exterminate these people, I Liaodong will not be at peace." I didn't think about it, after the deputy envoy and the prince came, such a major victory was achieved in just a few days, and if it continued like this, it was only a matter of completely eliminating the five tribes of Shanxi. β
Obviously, the generals of Liaodong were overwhelmed by the victory in front of them, and everyone, including Shi Xiong, felt that it was already very easy to eliminate the five tribes of Shanxi, as long as the Tang Dynasty continued to send troops, it would not take long to eliminate the remaining three tribes such as the Ahui tribe.
But is that really the case? Zhang Wei felt a faint uneasiness in his heart.
Why do you feel uneasy? Zhang Wei himself can't say clearly, he always feels that things are going too smoothly, and things in the world are often not a good thing if they are too smooth.
Otherwise, how can you say that "good things are more grinding"?
Nurul Tiger Mountain.
Mu Dun, the leader of the Yuan Qi Zhe tribe who escaped from the Daling River, continued to flee in the mountains.
It's not a good time to run away!
When he was the leader of the tribe, Mu Dun had food, drink and entertainment, and the people of the tribe still respected him as a god.
But overnight, these beautiful lives became memories, and Mu Dun shuttled through this dense forest like a mourning dog, and from time to time he had to be scratched by a branch on his face that was not very clean, leaving a trace that was not deep or shallow.
"Chief, where are we going?" It's been a few days since I ran out, and everyone is tired of running, so my subordinates can't help but ask.
"Where should we go, where can we run now, of course, it is the Ahui Department." Mu Dun replied angrily.
A meeting department?
At this time, you finally remembered that the people of the club, why didn't you expect such a day when you grabbed the first place with others?
Few of Mu Dun's subordinates have ever studied, and they speak directly and simply, and they will not use the insinuating and stop-speaking style of the Tang Dynasty officials at all, "Chief, at the beginning, we were the boss of the mountain and Xi with the Ah Hui Department, and now we go to the Ah Hui Ministry, can they take us in?" What if they don't take us in and send troops to attack us? β
This one?
This is a very real problem, which is related to the future and lives of Mu Dun and others, and to the heads and future lives of Xiang Shang.
Although Nurul Tiger Mountain is very large, it supports all kinds of creatures, not as many people as you Mu Dun, but this Nurul Tiger Mountain is also a mountain range in the Northeast, as long as it is a mountain range in the Northeast, people naturally have the momentum of the Northeast Mountain Range, in addition to people who can live, wild beasts can also live in it, for example, the Siberian Tiger is one of them.
In the camp at the bottom of the mountain, you can be the king and hegemon, you can also gallop vertically and horizontally, and you can even sleep with the women of the tribe casually, but not on the mountain. The mountains are the world of tigers, and if you dare to trespass, even live for a long time, it is a great disrespect to tigers.
The tiger was threatened, and the consequences were severe.
Faced with the questions of his subordinates, Mu Dun hesitated, timid, and didn't know how to answer.
My subordinate is right! When the Yuan Qi Zhebu was strong, Mu Dun really didn't take the people's Ahui Department in his eyes, and even wanted to compete with the people's Ahui Department for the boss of the five Shanxi departments.
Now that your Yuan Qi Zhebu has been disabled by the Tang Dynasty, I finally think of the Ahui Department. Do you think that the Ahuibu is a garbage dump, taking everything in, and having no regrets?
But the matter has come to this, except for the Ah Hui Department, Mu Dun really can't think of a place to go.
"Heyββ, it's come to this, that's all it takes, where else can we go except for the Ahui Department at the moment? If people are disrespectful to us, we will endure it and don't argue with others. "Once a person loses the capital of arrogance, he will naturally wilt.
People drank cold water and their teeth were exhausted, looking at the only few "elite soldiers" left behind him, Mu Dun, who was originally very arrogant, had no confidence at all, and could only go to the Ahuibu camp located in Qilaotu Mountain.
Fortunately, all the soldiers under his command were children who had grown up in the mountains, and they were much faster than others. Two days later, Mu Dun led the few remaining remnants of the Yuan Qi Zhebu to the vicinity of the Laoha River, and after crossing the Laoha River, it was the Seven Old Tu Mountain. The distance from the camp of the Akai Department is also a mountain.
"Warriors, hurry up, after crossing the Laoha River is the camp of the Ahuibu, and we will be safe when we get there." Mu Dun shouted to his soldiers.
After the Laoha River, it is indeed the Qilaotu Mountain, and the largest tribe of the five tribes of Shanxi, the Ahui Department, is in the area of the Qilaotu Mountain.
The idea is good, the direction is also correct, and the rest is whether he and his subordinates can cross the Laoha River.
If you can't cross the Laoha River, all your thoughts will go to zero.
"Chief, look, there's an army under the mountain." Just as Mu Dun led the soldiers to prepare to descend the mountain, his subordinates suddenly shouted.
There is an army under the mountain?
As soon as he heard this, Mu Dun's tense nerves tightened again, everyone is a child who grew up in the mountains, why don't you stay in the mountains and bring troops to Laohahe?
Humility makes people progress, and suffering losses makes people cautious.
"Shhhβββ, don't make a sound, let's see whose army is here." After all, he is a person who has suffered losses, and this time Mu Dun is much more cautious. did not directly lead the troops over, but first let his soldiers hide, and then took a few personal soldiers back to the bottom of the mountain.
Now it is very close to the army under the mountain, and it is clear that the army stationed here is not the army of any of the five departments of Shanxi, but the army of the Tang Dynasty. Because there is a big flag in front of the Chinese army camp, with the word "Zhang" clearly written on it.
At that time, there was no national flag, of course, in the eyes of the rulers at the time, this national flag was useless, and it still took up space in front of the palace. In case the emperor goes out at night and touches the flagpole, how ugly it is to hit a bag on his head.
The flag is only useful when the army is marching and fighting, and under normal circumstances, the surname of the chief general is embroidered on the flag.
At a glance, clear and direct, so that the other party can see at a glance who the general of our side is this time.
As long as you know which general the other side is leading the troops, you will also know the methods and measures of the other side to fight the war, and of course, you will know the methods and ideas of how to deal with it.
Ming people don't say dark words, our main commander with troops this time is Zhang Zhongwu, and you also know the strategy and tactics of his battle, just let the horse come.
Sheet?
Mu Dun looked at the huge word "Zhang" on the banner under the mountain, and also knew who the local commander was, "Zhang Zhongwu personally led the troops to the Laoha River, no wonder when Zhang Zhifang attacked us, the Ahui tribe and other tribes did not move at all?" It turns out that ** blocked their sources, these dogs 0 days**. β
Mu Dun scolded viciously.
Of course, this is just his own speculation, you must know that there are many generals surnamed Zhang in the mansion of Youzhou Jiedu, as for whether Zhang Zhongwu himself brought troops over this time or not, it remains to be verified, but at the moment Mu Dun does not have this opportunity to verify.
"** The Laoha River is blocked, what should we do? Do you go back the way you came or move on? "**The purpose of the garrison in Laoha River is very clear, that is, to block the communication between the five departments of Shanxi. It is clear that the purpose of the people has been achieved.
What to do?
What else can I do?
There is definitely no way back to the Daling River, because it has been occupied by **, and the upstream Duji Department has also become the lackey of Datang, and going back is tantamount to suicide.
Although the future is dangerous, you can only bite the bullet.
** Occupied the Laoha River, the road to Qilaotu Mountain has become more difficult.
If Mu Dun and the others want to go to the Ahuibu camp in Qilaotu Mountain, they have to bypass the garrison in Qilaotu Mountain. As a result, the already distant mountain roads are even more distant.
Mu Dun's heart is so angry! Speechless, angry, frightened, frightened, but what can be done?
A weak country has no diplomacy, and if its strength is poor, don't complain about it.
Originally, the road was long, but the road was far away, and the road was longer.
After taking away dozens of miles, Mu Dun led hundreds of people to finally arrive at the Ahuibu camp located in Qilaotu Mountain. Fortunately, it was not discovered by the ** stationed in Laoha River all the way, which cannot but be said to be a miracle.
Of course, on the one hand, this is due to Mu Dun's good hiding skills, and on the other hand, it is also due to the lax defense, which has been stationed for so many days, and there are not a few flies, let alone the army of Shanxi. It's been a long time, and the ** stationed here is also tired and has relaxed their vigilance.
"Hurry up and tell your family king, just say that Mu Dun, the leader of the Yuan Qi Zhe Sect, has something important to see." Coming to the outside of the camp of the Ahui Department, Mu Dun said to the defenders outside the camp.
After all, the Ahui tribe is the leader tribe of the entire Shanxi Five Divisions, the leaders of other tribes are called leaders, and the leaders of the Ahui tribes are called kings, and the gap can be seen from this title alone.
Of course, when the Yuan Qi Zhebu was strong, Mu Dun also thought about changing his title to the king, but because he was worried that he would be beaten by the other four departments together, he held back at the last moment.
Now that I think about it, I think about how right I was to make that decision! If he had been the king, how would we meet today?
Whether to meet the king as a tribal leader or as a king.
If you are the leader of the tribe and meet the Ahui tribe and ask the king to make decisions for your tribe, it is a normal thing; But if it is a great king, it is difficult to say about this matter, after all, the relationship between kings is not an audience, but a reciprocal relationship.
Since we have a reciprocal relationship, why should the Ministry of Ahui help you?
"Ohββ, it turned out to be the leader of the Yuan Qian Zhe Division! Wait a minute, and I'll go and report to the king. With that, the soldiers guarding the camp went to the camp to report to the king of the Ahui tribe.
The camp of the Ahui Department.
"Report to the ββ, King, Mu Dun, the leader of the Yuan Qi Zhe Department, led his troops to ask for a meeting."
Ask for a meeting with troops?
When Kulimo, the leader of the Ah Hui Department, heard this, he looked at the civil and military officials in the big tent vigilantly, "He dared to bring troops to my Ah Hui Ministry, what did he want to do?" β
"My lord, the Yuan Qi Zhebu has always been disrespectful to my Ahui Ministry, and now he has brought troops over, so he must have come to find trouble for us. In my opinion, the king should not see him, and let Mu Dun go back and forth there. Before Culimo could speak, some of his men were already furious.
As is customary, bringing troops over is undoubtedly the biggest provocation.
Provocation? It's definitely a contest of strength.
"How many soldiers and horses did Mu Dun bring over?" After all, Curimo is the king, and he has more things to do than the others, and asked after calming down a little.
"There were seven or eight hundred of them. However, the king, judging from the small ones, these people seem to have fled all the way, covered in dirt, and many of them are still wounded. This time the soldier guarding the gate said a few more words.
Talking too much is never a good thing, and in general, it is a disaster that comes out of the mouth, and you have to fan your mouth.
But the occasional mouthful can have unexpected benefits, such as this time the gatekeeper's mouthy remark immediately caught the attention of Curimo and his men.